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Online hotel reservations rise sharply, reports FHRAI Survey
The Web-based reservation is fast emerging as a future medium of advance reservation for heritage and independent hotels, witnessing a 600 per cent increase during 1999-2000. According to a survey, jointly conducted by the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI), HVS International and Procurez.com, "Hotel Websites at 5.5 per cent had the highest growth rate over the previous year specially in the heritage sector where it accounted for 12.4 per cent of all advance reservations."

WC&P selects Everythingaboutwater as Website of the month
Everythingaboutwater.com has been selected for the Website of the month award by a US-based magazine Water Conditioning and Purification.

"Everythingaboutwater.com is the hottest thing from India to hit American soil", the magazine said. This is India's first and most exhaustive portal on water, providing an end-to-end solution for all elements of water value chain-movement, treatment, heating and cooling.

Navneet Sharma appointed COO of Clickcricket.com
Navneet Sharma has been appointed chief operating officer, COO of clickcricket.com, the one stop infotainment for sports lovers. Mr Sharma, hereon, will be taking charge of all Sales, Marketing and Operations functions of clickcricket.com. He assumes this responsibility from Chief Marketing Officer-CMO.

Sudhakar Balakrishnan new COO of Go4Careers
Mr Sudhakar Balakrishnan is the new chief operating officer (COO) of Go4Careers.com. Prior to joining the job portal, he was the head-human resources at Satyam Infoway Ltd. A significant part of his 16 years of experience is in the recruiting industry. He will drive the entire online and offline operations of the site, said a press release.

Hughes Software, Aheadcom set up dedicated development facility
Hughes Software Systems (HSS) and Ericsson Ahead Communications Systems (Aheadcom), "Access the world" leading edge international supplier of telecommunications solutions, announced the setting up of a Dedicated Development Facility (DDF) at Gurgaon for developing software for the next generation access infrastructure. The DDF will develop embedded and host-based software solutions to power Aheadcom's DSL-based Broadband network solutions.

Pugmarks' Net Triple Offer
Pugmarks InterWeb Pvt Ltd, has launched a Triple Internet Offer, that combines three great super-value features with a web hosting offer at Exodus data center in USA. This offer includes a Live Site creator CD from Valadeo Technologies, Canada, Log report generation software and a Trend Micro Anti-Virus software that runs on the mail server, protecting corporate wide e-mail viruses, along with Web hosting all at Rs 3,699. This offer comes at an effective discount of over 90 per cent.

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